ImageMagick Memory Leak Vulnerability in TIFF Encoder

Vulnerability

A memory leak vulnerability has been identified in ImageMagick versions prior to 7.1.2-26 and in the 6.x series prior to 6.9.13-51. The issue arises in the TIFF encoder when a temporary file cannot be created, leading to a small but notable memory leak.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes a memory leak, which can degrade performance over time by consuming available memory resources.

Added: Jul 15, 2026, 12:29 PM
Updated: Jul 15, 2026, 12:29 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
7.8
impact
0.6
exploitability
2.9
remediation
7.7
relevance
9.7
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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